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Dr. Alexander Natz and Dr. Oliver Sude, EUCOPE outline the role small to medium sized innovative companies can play in developing pharmaceutical research

Qualified electronic signature solutions can provide security and efficiency, as Comsign Europe explain According to Gartner, Inc., 6.4 billion connected things will be in use worldwide this year and by the year 2020, the number of connected devices – i.e. the Internet of things (IoT) – will grow to nearly...

Ireland's Horizon 2020 performance target is on track, and the country's commitment to the EU is strong, Innovation Minister John Halligan tells OAG Ireland has been investing assiduously in its national research and innovation capacity for almost two decades. As a consequence of this sustained investment, Ireland is now hosting...

The Agile Business Consortium is helping find the most effective solutions by advancing the cause of business agility In 1994, the DSDM Consortium was formed by a group of blue chip companies who were all struggling to build computer systems that properly met the needs of their sponsoring businesses, in...

The cyber security courses on offer at the University of Warwick are your pathway to industry-relevant skills and understanding Cyber security is not simply about protecting the internet. As our world becomes ever more dependent upon digital systems, our vehicles, infrastructure, industrial controls, finances, and medical devices all exist within...

When the bottom line is all-important, cloud technology can help local government with everything from disaster recovery to shared services Local government needs to meet local needs. Government leaders are now expected to find ways to adopt technological innovations to increase citizen and business satisfaction against a backdrop of reducing...

Marco Ferrazzoli, Head of the Press Office of Italian National Research Council, and professor at University of Rome Tor Vergata, highlights their aim to make science popular for young people in the country 'Quo Vado?' of Checco Zalone, the film that has broken all Italian records at the box office,...

Jean Michel LeTennier, CEO, Atomic Information Systems Corp talks about global electronic health records and explains the challenges of these systems... What has become painfully clear to every Patient, Doctor, Manager, Insurance company and government official around the world, is that the EHR (Electronic Health Record) systems in use today are basically...

Dr. Ana Terrés, Director of Research Support at Dublin City University (DCU), looks at how DCU innovates for societal impact and contributes to Ireland’s economic recovery… Dublin City University (DCU) is a young and dynamic university which aims to have an impact on Irish society, not only by placing...

Dr Helen M Davies, Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Structural Materials at Swansea University highlights microstructural characterisation… Swansea University is well known for its longstanding expertise in the area of mechanical and microstructural characterisation of high performance materials. A succession of academics has promoted an intimate relationship with...

Romina Männl, Project Assistant, Pfalzklinikum für Psychiatrie und Neurologie discusses ‘The Palatinate makes itself/you strong – ways to resilience’ initiative... 'The Palatinate makes itself/you strong – ways to resilience’ initiative was founded by Pfalzklinikum for psychiatry and neurology in the Palatinate, in Southwest Germany. Together with national and international project partners such as,...

Marcel Van Velthoven, CEO at Znapz talks about how the internet of things can bring value to the rail industry... I borrowed the title to this piece from Hessel Dikkers, Chief Information Officer of NS (Dutch Rail), who gave a very interesting presentation at the beginning of the European Rail...

The government has announced £57.5m funding will be made available for the UK’s energy and infrastructure, biomedical, and quantum technology sectors… A new funding boost has been given to help develop the UK’s energy and infrastructure, biomedical, and quantum technology sectors. The £57.5m fund was announced by Business Secretary Sajid Javid during...

Peter G Cowap and Professor Tom Butler from the GRC Technology Centre talk about how semantic technologies can be employed to solve the problems of regulatory compliance and risk management in the financial industry... Much has changed in the financial industry since 2008. In 2016, the industry faces higher levels...

René Schippers, Director, Electronic Record Services B.V. discusses the PATHway project and its role in cardiac rehabilitation...  PATHway vision Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of premature death (30% of all deaths) and disability in Europe and worldwide (WHO), costing the EU economy almost EUR 196 billion a year. With changing demographics and...

Karmenu Vella, EU Commissioner for the Environment highlights why Europe needs a circular economy. Everyone who looks closely at the economic and environmental realities of the world today agrees that the ‘take, make, use and throw away’ economy is the model of the past. In an age where the global...

As part of Liverpool’s urban regeneration, the city council has launched a new programme aimed at bringing disused shops back into use… A new scheme hopes to bring abandoned stores in Liverpool back into use. Liverpool City Council has launched the ‘Shop for £1’ programme, which will mainly target units...

Digital innovation has the opportunity to transform public services to meet the needs of our changing population, deliver efficiencies and improve performance. Public sector organisations are striving to fulfil the government’s Digital by Default standard and, in doing so, provide a better service for millions of people. However, as...

Mechanical characterisation of high-performance materials has been a long-standing area of expertise at Swansea University. A succession of academics has promoted an intimate relationship with the power generation industry, in particular, working on alloys aligned to gas turbine technologies. A world-renowned research group focussing on high-temperature creep, fatigue and...

John Laughlin, Aerospace Programme Lead at Innovate UK answers AG’s questions regarding investment in the aerospace industry and how Innovate UK play an integral role in this UK businesses are well placed to take advantage of growing global demand for faster, quieter and greener aircraft. As the biggest aerospace industry...